Isn’t it convenient how this story breaks late Friday afternoon when people don’t care about news and just want to go home and relax for the weekend or partake in happy hour with friends?

A White House aide has lost his job for his role in Air Force One’s photo-op flyover over New York City. A White House official says Obama has accepted the resignation of military office director Louis Caldera. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Caldera’s departure ahead of a full report on the flight.

Caldera, a former Army secretary, took responsibility for the Air Force flyover that sparked panic in New York on April 27.

The White House conducted a review of the flight near the Statue of Liberty. The full review was set to be released Friday afternoon.

I guess Michelle Malkin’s prediction was correct after all!  The White House has been exonerated, somebody else in the administration takes the fall, and this all unravels at the very end of the week… It’s as if this was written for film!

I would like to know who was on board and the real chain of command for taking Air Force One out for a spin.  It is my understanding that the president has to approve of any and all usage of Air Force One!

Here’s the released photo:
(Photoshopped or Not? – you be the judge)

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